To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Anachronistic

Shakespearean

Cavalier

Romantic
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?
Birds

Wind

Fish

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For failure to pay his debts

For supporting the Royalist case

For becoming a Catholic

For insulting the king
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Robert Herrick

John Suckling

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
A petition

A threat

A debt

An ultimatum
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
Anacreon

Cupid

The King

Althea
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A warrior faction

A caged bird

A type of dress

A principled royalist
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of
Existentialism

Stoicism

Puritanism

Classicism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Parliamentary meeting

Symposium

Orgy

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
Ben Jonson

Alexander Pope

William Shakespeare

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to
To eat

To esacpe

To play

To desire
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
Cupid

God

The King

A finch
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Linnets

Bars

Wind

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Divinity

Imprisonment

Torture

Doom
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
King Charles I

Queen Elizabeth I

King James

King George
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
Holland and France

France and Spain

Scotland and Ireland

London and Canterbury
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Althea

Sacheverell

Finches

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?
Alcibiades

Anacreon

Homer

Sappho
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To tip over

To drown

To fly

To drink
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch
Baser

Shriller

Uglier

Lower
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a
Fetter

Beacon

Rope

Cup
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Imagist

Pastoral

Angry

Religious
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of
Allegory

Personification

Alliteration

Assonance
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Elected

Executed

Exiled

Drowned
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a
Grasshopper

Snake

Butterfly

Ant

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